[Waking Times]: The time of the heretic has now arrived. It is the heretic of consciousness that represents the figure of resistance against consensus and controlled thinking. The ‘real heretic’ preserves the advantage and enchantment of the outsider. And what is this heretical consciousness? It is a form of perspective/perception that can be said to be vertical rather than horizontal.
It does not operate within the restrictive
consciousness of the system but pushes beyond in order to gain a
perspective that is not confined to the main narratives of the consensus
system. Further, etymologically, heresy means ‘choice,’ and a heretic
is one who demands free choice, to deviate from consensus thinking, and
against the power of the dominant narrative. That is, to seek for a
transcendent perception within the consensus reality is the mark of
heretical consciousness.
Such heretical consciousness does not
readily accept the assumptions that pertain to group/collective
thinking. This is in contrast to consensus thinking that aims to develop
a stable community, as in social management, and generally requires
that people do not question or critically engage with its dominant
assumptions. Within this psychological framework, social members tend to
be more preoccupied with seeking out comfort and reassurance. Not
necessarily because they need it but rather because they are used to it.
In other words, people have a tendency to steer towards retaining and
reinforcing their comfort zones. And the more this is encouraged by the
society/culture, the more it is reinforced by the individual, as if
within a negative feedback loop....<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...
